happy friday, and yay for a three day weekend!
today is one of my student leader’s partner’s birthday. they’re doing a small celebration for him, so she asked me to make a cake for his birthday.
because i haven’t prepped this recipe for blogging yet, i’ll leave you with this recipe you should make this weekend. these vanilla bean madeleines are sweet, pillowy, and full of vanilla flavor.
i know you’ve been saving that vanilla bean in your kitchen cabinet for a special occasion. well, that special occasion is now. as one of my students put it, this is “just because.”
i think that’s occasion enough. don’t you?
vanilla bean madeleines
from standard baking co. pastries
yield 40 mini madeleines
ingredients
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 vanilla bean
1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar
2 teaspoons packed brown sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons honey
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt
preheat oven to 375. spray a madeleine pan with nonstick cooking spray and place on a larger baking sheet.
melt butter in a small baking pan over medium heat. scrape the inside of the vanilla bean into the butter. in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine melted butter and confectioner’s sugar until smooth. add in the brown sugar and honey. one at a time, crack the eggs in and beat well. pour in vanilla extract.
mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. add the dry ingredients into the wet until just combined. do not overmix.
scoop the batter into madeleine pan, filling each mold 2/3 of the way full. bake for 12 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through. remove from oven and allow madeleines to cool in pan for 10 minutes. transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. dust with confectioner’s sugar and eat up!
These are beautiful! So many people over brown them!
thanks! they are very easy to overbrown, especially since my pan are small madeleines not the regular size. have you made madeleines before?
🙂 g-rae
Yes, I have a French mother! Nuff said!
I’ve been dying to try making madeleines, but I need to buy the pan! Yours look lovely, good job!
thanks! it took me a while to get a madeleine pan too. i have only used it a couple times, but it is so worth it! you should definitely think about getting one.
🙂 g-rae